Botanical notes 4, 4462-4698, 1901

Abstract

Number 4 in a series of 1901 botanical field notes. This volume contains notes taken in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and perhaps other Southeastern states. This field book notes specimen 4462-4698 collected from 1 June to 24 July 1901. Boynton collected a wide variety of plants. Some frequently noted genera include Panicum, a genus of grass, solidago, a genus in the aster family, carex, a genus of sedge, and crataegus, a genus in the rose family. Locations include but are not limited to Florence and Chester, South Carolina, the slope and summit of Satulah, Fayetteville, Pembroke, and Monroe, North Carolina, and Athens and Union Point, Georgia. Boynton also includes sketches, measurements, descriptions of the specimen, descriptions of the soil and soil type, how common the species is, and additional information.

Date Range

1901

Start Date

Jun 01, 1901

End Date

Jul 24, 1901

Access Information

At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Department of Botany at 202-633-0920 to make an appointment.

Topic

• Plants
• Botany

Place

• North Carolina
• Chester
• Fayetteville
• United States
• Florence
• Monroe
• Georgia
• Athens
• South Carolina
• Satulah Mountain
• Pembroke

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 11-249

Collection name

Biltmore Herbarium field notes, 1898-1904, from the Department of Botany

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 1